Epidemiologist 1 (Toxic Hazards)
Epidemiologist 1 (Toxic Hazards) (35 Hour)
Hybrid
Recruitment #240418-0284HC-001
Location
Hartford, CT
Date Opened
4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM
Salary
$59,337* - $78,808/year (*New state employees start at the minimum.)
Job Type
Open to the Public
Close Date
5/9/2024 11:59:00 PM
THE POSITION
The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH), is currently seeking enthusiastic and driven candidates to apply for the position of Epidemiologist 1 (Toxic Hazard) within the Environmental Health and Drinking Water (EHDW) Branch's Environmental Health Section.
This position will perform daily data collection and entry, as well as using quality assurance measures for child lead poisoning surveillance. Responsibilities will include the collection of blood lead data from mandated reporters, identification of reporting issues, outreach to reporting entities to ensure compliance with reporting requirements, data matching, collaboration in the preparation and presentation of workshops, and communication with the general public to answer lead poisoning and radon related questions.
The EHDW Branch oversees activities related to drinking water supply purity and adequacy, food protection, private wells, subsurface sewage disposal, lead, radon, asbestos and over 15 environmental licensing and certification categories. The Environmental Health Section focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters healthy and safe communities.
HIGHLIGHTS
- UNIT: Environmental Health & Drinking Water (EHDW) Branch’s Environmental Health Section
- ADDRESS: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT
- WORK HOURS: Full-Time, First Shift, 35 hours per week
- SCHEDULE: Typical work schedule of Monday through Friday
- There is an opportunity for partial telework and flexible/alternate schedule to support a healthy work-life balance.
ABOUT US
The Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.
DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.